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For obvious reasons, the California recall election was a trash cultural goldmine. With stringent qualification standards replaced by the "Hobo Criterion" (does the prospective candidate gots change?), the election became an irresistible magnet for Z-list celebrities, the emotionally needy and the generally illucid.

NEWS | 10/11/2007

Grad students say housing is isolating and scattered

Grad students say housing is isolating and scattered

Even as the opening of the four-year residential colleges fueled hopes for a greater sense of community among undergraduates, some graduate students have voiced concerns that their housing options fail to foster connections with their peers.Some members of the Graduate Student Government (GSG) said the dispersed nature of graduate housing makes it more difficult for graduate students to interact with each other.

NEWS | 10/11/2007

Scholar traces roots of Christian media

Decades before evangelical leader Pat Robertson began broadcasting his gospel to legions of avid fans, the "Cold War Christian Right" was spreading its message through the radio waves, media scholar Heather Hendershot said in a lecture in Betts Auditorium yesterday.Hendershot, a media studies professor at Queens College in New York and Anschutz Distinguished Fellow at Princeton, cited the example of the Rev.

NEWS | 10/10/2007

Three clubs face legal charges

Correction appendedThree eating clubs were charged with serving alcohol to a minor and maintaining a nuisance yesterday.

NEWS | 10/10/2007

Walking the Line

The Princeton community is experiencing an increase in slackers.Three or four days a week, they can be found in front of Foulke Hall, traversing inch-wide nylon webbing lines between two trees 20 to 30 feet apart.A small, dedicated contingent and some others have set up an informal group that take a nice day, a few trees and nylon webbing and make it into what Denali Barron '09 calls "a social, mildly athletic activity" ? slacklining.Slackliners walk across and perform tricks on a band of nylon webbing strung between two anchors.

NEWS | 10/10/2007

Crotty '94 to take charge of study abroad program

Margaret Crotty '94 went on a foreign exchange trip to France as a high school sophomore and hasn't looked back.Next week she will become president and CEO of AFS Intercultural Programs, a nonprofit that organizes exchange trips for high school students, and be responsible for sending high schoolers on exchanges just like the one she had."She has a lot of relevant background," said Kimberly Ritrievi '80, chair of the AFS board of directors.

NEWS | 10/10/2007

State voters see govt. as corrupt

New Jerseyans think their government has grown increasingly corrupt during the past four years, a poll released Sunday suggests.Conducted by the Monmouth University Polling Institute in conjunction with Gannett New Jersey, the poll found that 60 percent of New Jersey residents believe there is "a lot" of corruption in their state.

NEWS | 10/10/2007

Senate hearing looks at university spending

The University submitted a written statement describing its methods for financial aid spending from its endowment to the Senate finance committee yesterday.In a finance committee hearing on Sept.

NEWS | 10/09/2007

Former NARAL member speaks of anti-abortion conversion

A former "card-carrying member" of the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL) who once had an abortion described her transformation into a "pro-life feminist" in a lecture yesterday in McCosh Hall.Karen Shablin, a speaker for Feminists for Life of America's college outreach program, advocated more resources for pregnant women so they will not have to resort to abortion like she did.

NEWS | 10/09/2007

Teaching old cards new tricks

While most of his classmates are slumbering soundly, Seth Priebatsch '11 wakes up at 5 a.m. to call his production team on the other side of the world.Priebatsch heads a seven-month-old global business, called PostcardTech that enables customers to send interactive postcards containing mini-CDs.

NEWS | 10/09/2007

Fallen alumni immortalized in stars

Last year, like so many other students in first-floor rooms, Bola Olayinka '09 and her roommates regularly climbed through the window to get into their Little Hall suite.But though they used the window frequently, they never paid much attention to the bronze star beneath the sill."I climbed in the window often so I ... knew it was there," Olayinka said.

NEWS | 10/09/2007

Council discusses alcohol, planning

Correction appendedThe Princeton Borough Council reviewed local crime and disorder statistics for August and September, as well as discussing rent control and the construction of a plant-shaded walkway at its meeting last night.Borough Police Lieutenant Sharon Papp presented the police report from August and noted that University-related alcohol violations were especially high in September.

NEWS | 10/09/2007

Freshmen rev up for Class of 2011 elections

A determined group of Princeton's newest students hit the Street, dorm hallways and dining rooms in earnest as campaigning for freshman class government positions officially began yesterday.This year, nine freshmen will vie for the position of Class of 2011 president ? down from 17 last year ? and all of this year's candidates aim to prove that they possess the qualities required to prevail in Sunday's election."I'm from Minnesota, so I have a lot of 'Minnesota Nice.' I genuinely want to meet people," said candidate Richie Huynh, who said he hopes to use this Midwestern friendliness to become president.Many candidates also pointed to prior student government posts as evidence of their ability to lead.

NEWS | 10/08/2007

Robinson discusses LGBT role in church

The era of "straight, white, western, privileged males" making "decisions for all of the world" is coming to an end as society becomes more inclusive of diverse groups, the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopalian Church argued in a lecture yesterday.Vicki Gene Robinson ? who sparked controversy in 2003 after becoming bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire despite his sexual orientation ? recalled his story and experiences, discussed homosexuality's role in the church and speculated about the future in a lecture titled "The End of Patriarchy."Robinson said some people oppose homosexuality in order to mask more real societal problems."One of the reasons we are focusing on homosexuality is so that we don't have to focus on sexuality," he said.

NEWS | 10/08/2007

Ambassador touts U.S.-Egyptian bond

Egypt and the United States are in a symbiotic relationship that can help ease tensions between the West and the Middle East, Egyptian ambassador to the United States Nabil Fahmy said yesterday during a lecture in Robertson Hall.Speaking to a diverse crowd of students, faculty and community members, Fahmy said the United States needs to understand Egypt's role as a global power and a leader of the Middle East.

NEWS | 10/08/2007

Demonstrators compare meat-eating to genocide

Members of the Princeton Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) compared the treatment of captive animals with human rights abuses in a demonstration yesterday in front of Frist Campus Center.Several large display panels labeled "Slaughtered," "Mutilated," "Imprisoned" and "Born Into Slavery" graphically depicted both human and animal rights abuse with further textual explanations.The display "Liberation Project" juxtaposed the Cambodian genocide with the slaughter of pigs, beatings during the Civil Rights Movement with the slaughter of seals, prisoners in Iran with animals in roadside zoos and the branding of slaves with the branding of cows."This exhibit shows we should not tolerate any injustice," PAWS president Jenny Palmer '09 said in an email, adding that the goal of the demonstration was to raise awareness of animal rights abuses.

NEWS | 10/08/2007

Rider U. tightens alcohol policy

Rider University implemented a more stringent alcohol policy for this school year in response to freshman Gary DeVercelly's death by alcohol poisoning during a fraternity party last spring.The new policy includes an outright ban on "the organization of, and/or attendance at social events or parties in residence halls or at Greek houses where alcoholic beverages are served."The policy also prohibits public displays promoting alcohol and drinking games involving alcoholic consumption.Students of legal drinking age, however, may gather in limited numbers to consume alcohol in dorm rooms or Greek houses provided that all doors remain closed under the new policy.Administrators had considered banning all Greek life on campus, but the proposal was abandoned due to fears of drunk driving and binge drinking off campus.

NEWS | 10/08/2007

Internet heightens privacy concerns

As the Internet becomes increasingly prevalent in the lives of "Generation Google," the accompanying reduction in privacy can threaten relationships and even job prospects, George Washington University law professor Daniel Solove said in a lecture yesterday.In his talk, "The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor and Privacy on the Internet," Solove said that young people today will face the repercussions of a detailed, permanent and public record of their entire lives."[The] Internet is enhancing our freedom and autonomy," he said, "but at the same time, it's making us less free," since concerns about photos or rumors appearing online lead people to restrain their behavior.As an example of the consequences of Internet fame, Solove cited a 2002 video on youtube.com that featured a middle school student wielding a golf club as he imitated the lightsaber fights in "Star Wars." The "Star Wars Kid" quickly gained unwanted notoriety as edited versions of his performance multiplied on YouTube, eventually forcing him to drop out of school.Solove, who writes a blog titled Concurring Opinions, said other repercussions of the Internet age can be less extreme but still damaging.

NEWS | 10/08/2007

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